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Newman Chiadzwa to dump Vast Resources

HARARE – By Business Reporter – Monday 8 June 2020 HARARE (Mining Index) – THE much anticipated joint venture between Katanga and Zimbabwe Consolidated Diamond Company (ZCDC) may never see the light of day as Chiadzwa Mineral Resources (CMR) chairman Newman Chiadzwa reveals how he has been tipped by a top government official to be […]

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Importance of Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS)

By Abigail Makumbe – Friday 5 June 2020 LOCAL – HARARE (Mining Index) – MATERIAL Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) is a topic many people find boring until there is an accident, then people start to scramble frantically for knowledge and intervention resources to use. MSDS is a document that contains information which empowers the user […]

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Two ‘original’ Deeds exist for the Chiadzwa Community Development Trust (CCDT)

By Investigative Reporter – Wednesday 3 June 2020 FEATURES (Mining Index) – INVESTIGATIONS done by this publication reveal the existence of two separate Notarial Deeds of Trust for the Chiadzwa Community Development Trust (CCDT). This publication is in possession of copies of the two documents, both deemed ‘original’ Deeds, dated 8th May 2009, allegedly notarised […]

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ZELA’s recommendations on the new gold buying framework

By Business Reporter – Monday 1 June 2020 LOCAL (Mining Index) – THE new gold trading framework announced on Tuesday 26 May 2020 by Fidelity Printers and Refiners (FPR) has been met with mixed feelings by gold miners across the country. The Zimbabwe Environmental Lawyers Association (ZELA) together with the Zimbabwe Miners Federation (ZMF) tabled […]

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New gold trading framework may worsen leakages – ZMF

By Business Reporter – Monday 1 June May 2020 LOCAL – HARARE (Mining Index) – THE ZIMBABWE Miners Federation (ZMF) says the new gold buying framework will encourage side marketing and promote leakages as miners seek better margins from unregistered gold barons offering attractive prices. The recent review by Fidelity Printers and Refiners (FPR) provides […]

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Analysis of Zimbabwe’s gold buying framework – ZELA

 By Zimbabwe Environmental Lawyers Association (ZELA)  – Monday 1 June 2020 ANALYSIS (Mining Index) – FIDELITY Printers and Refiners (FPR) announced a new gold trading framework on Tuesday, 26 May 2020. Mainly, the new measures relate to different gold payment arrangements for deliveries from Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold Mining (ASGM) and Large-Scale Mining (LSM). With […]

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- May 29, 2020
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Handling of cyanide in mining

By Abigail Makumbe – Friday 29 May 2020 LOCAL – HARARE (Mining Index) – MINING chemicals are hazardous, especially if used in treatment of sands using sodium cyanide. They are however useful and necessary in mining operations. Improper use of hazardous chemicals is very dangerous. Chemicals can be corrosive and/or toxic, and misusing them can […]

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- May 26, 2020
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Indian company tipped to set up diamond beneficiation plant in Chiadzwa

By Business Reporter – Tuesday 26 May 2020 HARARE (Mining Index) – AN INDIAN-owned company with an existing local manufacturing concern is eyeing to set up a diamond processing plant in Chiadzwa as soon as the ZCDC/Katanga joint venture is concluded. Katanga is a partnership formed between Vast Resources Enterprises (VRE) and the Chiadzwa community […]

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Miners welcome 100% USD payment for gold, but query the US$45 flat rate

By Business Reporter – Tuesday 26 May 2020 HARARE (Mining Index) – GOLD miners have welcomed the move by Fidelity Printers and Refiners (FPR) to pay 100 percent in foreign currency for all gold deliveries but have quizzed the gazetted US$45 imposed as a flat rate on every gram of fine gold. Today, Fidelity reviewed […]

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- May 26, 2020
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Darwendale, a source of livelihood for artisanal chrome miners

By Mining Reporter – Tuesday 26 May 2020 HARARE (Mining Index) – THE rich chrome belt in Darwendale has become a hotspot for artisanal and small-scale miners (ASM) flocking to the area to sustain their livelihoods. Darwendale is part of the Mashonaland West middle dyke which incorporates Ngezi, Maryland, Lembe/Mapinga and Mutorashanga. Although the area […]

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